Garbage can holder



July 1, 1958 R. RRIEPEN GARBAGE CAN HOLDER Filed Jan. 12. 1954 INV ENTOR R Rm 6; e 7?,

ATTORNEYS United States Patent fiFice 2,841,351 Patented July 1, 1958GAGE CAN HOLDER Roy Randolph Riepen, Harlingen, Tex.

Application January 12, 1954, Serial No. 403,563

1 Claim. (Cl. 248-147) This invention relates to a garbage or trash canholder, and has as its primary object the provision of a means forsupporting the lid in raised position and securing the lid in closedposition in such manner that the lid or cover cannot be knocked off byanimals.

Another object of the invention is the provision of such a holder whichincludes a lid support yieldably holding the lid in position on the canand holding the lid in fully opened position and supporting the same sothat the user of the can may employ both hands in emptying trash,garbage or the like.

An additional object of the invention is the provision of a device ofthis character which may be adjusted to receive cans of difierentheights and which is adapted to provide for cans of difierent diameters.

Still other objects will in part be obvious and in part be pointed outhereinafter and shown in the accompanying drawing wherein there isdisclosed a preferred embodiment of this inventive concept.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the holder of the instant invention inassociation with a garbage can, the lid being shown in closed position;

Figure 2 is a side View, partially in elevation and partially insection, showing the structure of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially along theline 33 of Figure 1, as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows;and

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially along theline 4-4 of Figure 2, as viewed in the direction indicated by thearrows.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views of the drawing.

Having reference now to the drawings in detail. There is generallyindicated at a base member preferably of concrete, having a centrallypositioned drainage opening 11 surrounded by a peripheral flange 12being relatively wide in order to accommodate bases of cans of differingdiameters.

A can 13 is shown supported on the flange 12 and is provided with aconventional lid 14 having a centrally positioned handle 15.

A pair of transversely disposed bores 16 extend through the base 10 forthe accommodation of tie rods 17, either for reenforcement or for thealignment of a plurality of can holders in permanently alignedrelationship.

One side of base 10 includes an extending portion 18 which has a bore oraperture therein for the accommodation of an internally threaded socket19, the latter having tie rods 20 welded as by welding 21 across thebottom thereof for more securely holding the socket in position. Thesocket is preferably formed integrally during molding of the base.

A tubular pipe section 22 threadably engages socket 19 and has mountedon its upper end a cup-shaped member 23 having a centrally positionedbore 24 and adapted to be secured to the member 22 as by means of setscrews 25. The bore of member 23 is relatively long in order that theheight of the member may be varied relative to the base 10. Extendingvertically upwardly from cupshaped member 23 are a pair of plates orbars 26, adapted to extend above the top 14 of the garbage can andextending between the members 26. Adjacent their upper extremities is acam member 27. Mounted on the cam member 27 between the plates 26 is anelongated lever 28 having arcuate ofi-set portion 29, and having one endextending inwardly terminating in a reverted end as at 30 beyond theextremity of the base 10, its other end extending outwardly andterminating in the reverted portion 31 outwardly of the can 13. A bolt32 extends through a suitable aperture 33 in an intermediate portion oflever 28 and engages through an aperture 34 in handle 15, and is securedtherein as by means of a bolt 35 to secure the lever to handle 15.

A resilient spring member 40 extends beneath cam member 27 and issecured to lever 28 as by means of suitable rivets or bolts 41.

From the foregoing the operation of the device should now be readilyunderstandable. With the device in the position as disclosed in Figures1 and 2 the engagement of spring member 40 with the cam member 27 servesto hold the lid firmly in position. When it is desired to raise the lid,pressure may be exerted on either of ends 30 or 31 in downward or upwarddirection respectively, which will swing the lever 28 to the dotted linevertical position of Figure 3, the configuration of the cam being suchas to permit ready rotation of the lever between horizontal and verticalposition. However when the lever is raised to vertical position theaction of the cam 27 against the spring 40 will serve to hold the leverand lid in vertical raised position until manually moved downward.

From the foregoing it will now be seen that there is herein provided agarbage can holder which will render the can easy of access to the user,which may be readily adapted to a variety of diameters and heights ofcans, and which will, when in closed position, serve to hold the lid ofthe can securely in position against accidental displacement, as byanimals or the like.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept and as manymodifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown anddescribed, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to beinterpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim is:

A garbage can holder comprising a base having a circular depression inthe upper side thereof for reception of a can, an upright post carriedby said base at one side thereof, a cup-shaped member mounted on saidpost for vertical sliding movement, means securing said cupshaped memberin vertically adjusted position on said post, a pair of spaced parallelbars extending vertically upwardly from said cup-shaped member to aheight greater than the top of the can, a cam member having a singleflat upper side and an elliptical lower side in crosssection fixedlymounted between said bars adjacent their upper extremities, an elongatedlever member having an arcuate oifset portion intermediate the endsthereof, a leaf spring member having the opposite ends thereof slidablysecured to said lever in confronting relation with respect to saidarcuate offset portion, said cam member engaging kbetween said springand said lever underlying the ofiset pnrtionnf said le er n eendwqiusaid l e ex endin 19m said post over and beyond the can, theother end of said lever extending in an opposite direction beyond'theextremity of said base, and means detachably fixedly 5' securing aclosure member to said lever intermediate said one end of said lever andsaid ofiset portion of said lever,

whe e y h s osu membe an be .m e to a locked vnpright position eiigherendpf said lever. 7

References Cited in the file of this patent;

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